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Lithium is the 31st most abundant element on earth. Running out of lithium is not a realistic concern.
https://www.science.org/content/article/seawater-could-provide-nearly-unlimited-amounts-critical-battery-material
Being 31st doesnt have any meaning by itself tho. That could mean that its super common or super rare, it means literally nothing. Also unless its in read to use form, you have to process it somehow which itself might be a bigger issue than availability.
There is so much Lithium out there we just need to look for it now that we need it. It's not hard to find, we just need to look.
And when we look, we keep finding massive amounts of it, because it's so common
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2024/10/24/new-study-confirms-huge-us-lithium-reserve9-times-global-demand/
Sea water also has more gold in it than within the dirt. There's a very good reason why we don't extract minerals from the ocean.
Nice to know that they can also extract it from seawater. :) Sodium is already (more) available in that way.